Magnify Me! Phonics Picture Hunt

Look closely, find it, say it, segment it and write it!

Make phonics fun with Magnify Me! An engaging picture-hunt activity that gets children exploring sounds, developing their segmenting skills and building confidence with early writing.

Armed with magnifying glasses, children become phonics detectives as they search for hidden pictures. Once they've spotted a picture, they say the word, segment the sounds and have a go at writing!

The beauty of Magnify Me is how easily it can be adapted to suit different stages of phonics and writing development.

✏️ Differentiate the learning:

• Find it! Use a magnifying glass to discover hidden pictures.

• Say it! Name each picture to develop vocabulary.

• Segment it! Break the word into its individual sounds.

• Initial sounds: Identify and write the first sound.

• Word writing: Segment and write the complete word.

• Sentence writing: Extend learning by writing sentences such as “I can see a...”

  
  

  Perfect for:

• EYFS and Year 1

• Phonics lessons and interventions

• Continuous provision

• Independent challenges

• Early writing activities

• Developing oral language and vocabulary

  
  

With a range of pictures and phonics sounds to explore, Magnify Me! makes practising phonics and early writing feel like an exciting discovery!

Find it. Say it. Segment it. Write it!